Prerequisites For Using Mygraphics™ Designer; Graphic Formats For Mygraphics™ Designer - Pitney Bowes Connect+ 500W Operator's Manual

You run MyGraphics™ Designer on a PC separate from your mailing system.
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The colour of a graphic printed by your mailing system is based on the printer in the sys-
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tem and the colour of the initial image.
To use MyGraphics™ Designer, refer to Add a New Graphic Using MyGraphics™ Designer.
Refer to Prerequisites for Using MyGraphics™ Designer to see what you need in order to
use MyGraphics™ Designer.
Prerequisites for Using MyGraphics™ Designer
In order to use MyGraphics Designer:
1. One must lease or own a Connect+ Mailing System.
2. The PC on which you are running MyGraphics Designer, and your mailing system must
be connected to the internet.
3. You need the system PCN number (for example, MSF1) and the 7-digit serial number
when using MyGraphics Designer. These 2 numbers are located on the Product Identifier
Label on the front of the system under the display.
4. You must have an account on pitneybowes.ca. If you need to set up an account:
a. Go to pitneybowes.ca and select the My Account link at the top of the page.
b. Select the Register Now button and enter the information requested.
c. To complete registration you will need your 11-digit Customer Account Number
(CAN).
5. The graphic or image (monochrome or colour) file must be in one these formats:
BMP, JPG, GIF, or PNG. Each file can be up to 12Mbytes. GIF and PNG graphics that
contain transparency characters are not supported in MyGraphics. These characters may
display in an unpredictable manner, for example, the transparency character may appear
as black.
6. Return to Add a New Graphic for more information.
Graphic Formats for MyGraphics™ Designer
bmp (bitmap) - versatile format created from Windows and Adobe products.
jpg - format best used for photographic images.
gif - format best used for internet images that have flat colors.
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